Understanding Crime: Definitions, Types, and Theories, Quizzes of Sociology of Deviance

Download Understanding Crime: Definitions, Types, and Theories and more Quizzes Sociology of Deviance in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 what is crime DEFINITION 1 the etiological and criminal justice adjudication of cases are criminology. Crime elicits both formal and in formal condemnation. Crime is both an objective reality whose causes and consequences can be investigated and a concept that people have in their heads a subject about which people talk and try to do something TERM 2 What is the distinction between crime and deviance DEFINITION 2 1. criminality is nto a necessary defining criterion 2. to the extent that crime is stigmatizing, it is a form of deviance by all definitions 3. according to some definitions of deviance, and according to others c rime is separate and distinct from deviance 4. deviance specialists tend to focus on behavior, beliefs, and conditions that generate informal sanctioning, as well as the origin, dynamics, and consequences of the informal sanctioning itself TERM 3 Index crimes DEFINITION 3 murder, Rape, Serious or aggravated assault, robbery, burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft , and arson? TERM 4 How do they differ in prevalence (index crimes) DEFINITION 4 1. murder: 5.6 2. forcible rape: 30 3. robbery: 147.6 4. aggravated assault: 283.8 5. burglary: 722.5 6. Larceny theft: 2,177.8 7. motor vehicle theft: 363.3 TERM 5 which crimes are property crimes DEFINITION 5 burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft